The sequence of end-of-life decisions at an intensive care unit: Insights from a case series;Folgt der Ablauf von Therapiebegrenzungen auf einer Intensivstation einem Muster? : Esse aus einer systematischen Fallserie

Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 429-437

  Meyer Zehnder, B ^a   Pargger, H ^a   Reiter Theil, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ethics; Intensive care; Sequence; Treatment limitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548999091     PISSN: 01753851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00390-007-0813-7     Document Type: Review

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